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#660288 Color

#660288 is rgb(102, 2, 136) in RGB, hsl(285, 97%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 99%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#660288
HEX#660288
RGBrgb(102, 2, 136)
HSLhsl(285, 97%, 27%)
HSVhsv(285, 99%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 99%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(38.5% 0.19 313.7)
LABlab(25.24% 51.88 -48.79)
LCHlch(25.24% 71.22 316.76)

What #660288 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #660288, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#660288 Channel Values

How #660288 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 102 · G 2 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 97% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 99% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.89:1 vs white · 1.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #660288 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #660288

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #660288; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #660288

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #660288 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#660288
Protanopia#2A2A88
Protanomaly#492088
Deuteranopia#3B3B87
Deuteranomaly#502E87
Tritanopia#5A3232
Tritanomaly#5F2660
Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

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Using #660288 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-660288: #660288;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #660288;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-660288': '#660288' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.008, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_660288">#660288</color>
SVG fillfill="#660288"

More Purple Colors

#660288 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#660288 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #660288?

#660288 is a dark purple — rgb(102, 2, 136) in RGB and hsl(285, 97%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #660288?

#660288 is rgb(102, 2, 136) — red 102, green 2, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #660288?

#660288 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 99%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #660288 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #660288 scores 10.89:1 against white and 1.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #660288 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #660288 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 9.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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